Last year I debuted my MGS2 Solid Snake cosplay at a summer con in France.
The tactical corset was a pain to make (it will probably need a V2 + me losing weight) and due to the heat I couldn't add the big control piece on the Nikita so I had a very generic rocket launcher.
At least I had the M9 tranquilizer gun.
( You can probably tell but I'm not a smoker, I'm using herbal cigarettes lmao )
Hey I'm coming back from the dead as Leon The White to talk about the best part of the Resident Evil showcase : Resident Evil coming to Dead By Daylight !
Yes yes we all saw the trailer, we can't wait to attach that sweet Umbrella Corp charm to our survivors and our killer's hooks but I want to talk to you about the possibilites regarding Survivors, Killer and Map !
SURVIVORS :
Yes I know we all have our preferences as to who we would like to see introduced as survivors and since it's a special occasion, Resident Evil's 25th Anniversary, we'll probably get 2 survivors like the Stranger Things DLC ( which can also mean that we could get other characters skins on top of said characters like Heather Mason getting Alessa Gillespie, Cybil Bennett and Lisa Garland skins ).
Our number one pick is the most obvious, at the end of the showcase, Matthieu Côté delivers this line :
Look, you have two choices here : kill or be killed. It's your call !
Does it sounds familiar ? I hope it does because it's coming directly from this :
So it's safe to assume that our number one character is going to be Claire Redfield !
As for number two, they'll probably pick a male character and huh... Yeah yeah you know what I mean, it's going to be Leon Kennedy.
It makes perfect sense : he's the other part of the duo from Resident Evil 2, the most popular old school RE, and the main protagonist of Resident Evil 4, the game who revolutionized the gaming industry and which brought fresh air to the franchise.
Another reason why it makes perfect sense for this duo to be in this game is that around the same time we will get Infinite Darkness, which features Leon and Claire ! Perfect promotion.
Also don't lie, if they get alternate costumes, you're going to love to play as Leon in his RE4 outfit with the jacket and Claire in her Let Me Live outfit... And the Cleon shippers will be happy.
As for those who would have prefered others like Jill or Chris, or even Rebecca and Billy why not, I'm sure they will be available as Legendary Skins.
KILLER :
Now this one is a particuliar case, and I'm thinking the same thing regarding the map.
They can go the way they did with the Silent Hill chapter and pick something different from the best games : Midwich Elementary School from Silent Hill 1 for the map, Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2 as the killer and Heather Mason from Silent Hill 3 as the survivor.
If we go by popularity it would be either Mr.X or Nemesis ( No I'm not counting Lady Dumitrescu because the game isn't out yet and don't lie, her popularity is 100% due to how horny on main you freaks are )
Mr.X will have to be punching survivors as his main attack but as for his secondary I dunno... Maybe mutated Mr.X instead so he could do more damage ? And that way you could have the classic Tyrant from RE1 as a skin ?
As for his Mori it'll probably be a head grab and him crushing your head or he might impale you with his mutated hand/claw before tossing you aside.
( Also you know his chase music is going to be modded into "X gonna give it to ya" )
Nemesis will punch and/or use tentacles to whip you good or catch you, either way he's going to do some damage and you know you will shit your pants when you hear him scream "STAAAAAAAAAARS !" from a distance.
His mori will probably be an oldie but goldie and by that I mean he will grab survivors like Brad and tentacle-throat them to death.
BONUS :
The characters I want for killers here are just ideas I came up with and whom I know will probably not get picked but it's worth mentioning them because you'll agree that they would make great killers.
1/ Nosferatu ( Code Veronica X )
I don't think I have to remind you the fucking bone chilling screams he make when you see him for the first time as Claire in Code Veronica, nor how creepy is his theme during the boss fight ?
Now imagine that in a game where he chase you around with a new rendition of his theme and his tentacles swinging around and attacking you while the others hear him screaming at you in the distance.
Not to forget he could also poison you with the spores he just released so like The Plague he could make you go around the map to find a way to cleanse yourself and here we could see blue herbs being used !
His mori could be one of the death animations from his boss fight in Code Veronica where he brings Claire close to him and impale her with his big tentacle before giving her the "This bitch empty, YEET" treatment.
2/ Alexia Ashford ( Code Veronica X )
Oh boy look at that, another character from Code Veronica, who would have guessed ? ( It's in my TOP 3 RE games so my bad )
Alright Alexia has always been one of my favorites bosses from the Resident Evil series and I think she's honestly one of the best, her design is nasty, her mutations are disgusting and her orchestral theme is just GORGEOUS ( "Ironic" Palpatine said )
Imagine her normal attack being bitchslaps like she gives to Wesker in Code Veronica, nice right ? But for her secondary attack like in the game she throw her blood in a direction and trace a fire line with it, something that can work in DBD since Pyramid Head does something similar with his great knife.
Her mori will probably be her summoning those tentacles from the ground to impale you or grab your leg and smash you on the ground on repeat until you die, or if we stay classic, she can grab you by the throat and light you on fire, burning you alive.
MAP :
As I said earlier during the killer part, they might follow the Silent Hill chapter formula, picking one bit of each game so here are some neat locations to pick from.
1/ The Spencer Mansion
a) The Mansion
It's just too iconic.
b) The Arklay Lab
I will shit myself if I see a Tyrant coming at me while I'm on a gen.
2/ Raccoon City
a) The streets of Raccoon City
You think you can hide but he will find you.
b) The RPD
Nothing better than exploring the corridors of the RPD and seeing a licker passing by a window while trying to sneak around to avoid the killer right ?
3/Rockfort Island
a) Prison Camp
Perfect for the sadistic pleasures of the Entity !
b) Private Residence
I really want to hear another rendition of "The Suspended Doll" when I join the map 👉👈 ...
Special mentions to other maps that I can't show because tumblr doesn't allow more than 10 pics :
RE1 Guardhouse, RE2 Lab, RE3 Clock tower, RE Outbreak Jack's Bar, RE Code Veronica Antartica Mansion, RE4 Village, RE4 Castle, RE4 Island
Paul Haddad, the voice actor for Leon Scott Kennedy in Resident Evil 2 ( 1998) passed away on April 15, due to a battle against stage-3 throat cancer.
I added him on facebook after watching the ROE podcast and Paul was the nicest person I ever talked to. We've talked about Resident Evil, our personal lives, my studies, him having family in France, how life was...
I knew he had trouble regarding health issues with his throat cancer and I mentionned to him that he should make a GoFundMe or any fundraising page and that RE fans will gladly help him but he was such a humble guy, he didn't want people to worry. He just thanked me for worrying about him and told me it was enough.
The last time I talked to him he sent me articles about RE3R and RE8 rumors, I told him “Hope it’s good, I have my fingers crossed ! I hope you’re doing okay and that you’re safe from Coronavirus too!” He send me a heart and I send one back. That was the last message I got from him.
I read somewhere he was supposed to go for another surgery but it was pushed back because of Coronavirus.
I don’t want him to be gone, Paul was an adorable person.
My quarantine look is basically “Leon glad to be stuck at home, knowing Chris is too, and he won’t be bothered about him breaking in to kidnap him in order to continue the Redfield lineage.”
For real people, stay at home unless you need basic necessities. Don’t make it harder for doctors, nurses or any other person who has to go to work because it’s essential for them to be there. They’re all risking their lives.
